Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 771 Patriarchal Law

As the twelfth lunar month enters, people in the capital begin to prepare for the New Year, and everyone is busy.

Even the Cao Mansion, with the help of Zijing, Chu Yu was also very busy.Bisheng Cao Yong works in the household department and is the busiest at the end of the year. He also leaves early and returns late all day long, so he has no time to spare.

Mrs. Li had already handed over the power of housekeeping to his daughter-in-law, and it was not easy to intervene, and he felt sorry for her, so he took his granddaughter to Lan Yuan to take care of her.

Tianhui seemed well-behaved, not as naughty as other children, always sitting in a well-behaved manner, watching her grandmother do her work.

Mrs. Li was not idle either. Ever since she came back from the palace and heard that the Queen Mother was thinking about Horqin, she asked someone to find a Mongolian robe.According to the appearance, I want to make a set of Mongolian clothes for the queen mother.

As the mother of the Qing Dynasty, the queen mother has rules in food and clothing.Even if the clothes are not suitable for wearing, they can still be buried with him, and it can be regarded as a solution to the empress dowager's longing for Horqin.

They used the most expensive clothing materials in the treasury, and they needed buttons and coils, and they also used gold, jade and precious stones.

These days, Cao Yin has been worrying about one thing, which is the family letter from a family uncle Qi old man in Fengrun's hometown.

The Jiangning branch of the Cao family left the Fengrun clan after leaving the clan in the past, and this became Cao Xi's lifelong regret.Before Cao Xi died, he also confessed to Cao Yin that if he could return to the clan, he would return to the clan.

Unexpectedly, due to the grievances and grievances of the elders in the early years, even if Cao Xi and Sun Taijun were buried in Fengrun's tomb, the matter of returning to the clan was still inconclusive.

In the early years, the head of Fengrun's family was Cao Qi's father. He read a lot and was the most pedantic.Fearing that others would say that he was greedy for snobbery in allowing Jiangning's branch to return to the clan, he never let go.

When he passed away, Cao Qi Xiaoman returned to Beijing, but he didn't take the initiative to mention this matter.

Cao Qi is the eldest son of the direct lineage. According to the patriarchal system, even the earl Cao Yin should treat his nephew with courtesy.It's just that Cao Yin's family is rich and noble, Cao Qi didn't show this spectrum, and he didn't approach to curry favor.

The exchanges between the two families have always been neither cold nor cold.

This time, Fengrun Seventh Old Master did not mention it for no reason, but because of Cao Qi's subsequent marriage.It has been many years since Cao Qi's wife, Wang Shi, died of illness last year.

Both Cao Qi's parents passed away, and the serious elder in Beijing is Cao Yin.

The selection of this woman is also a major event for a family.At Fengrun's hometown, he was naturally worried about Cao Qi.

According to the seventh old lady, if he wants to go to Beijing in February next year, it is for Cao Qi's remarriage.This suitable candidate, please Cao Yin and Li's help to choose.At the end of the letter, it is mentioned that next year's Dragon Boat Festival will be held in great festival.Although there is no direct mention of the word Cao Xi's family returning to the clan, it probably means that.

If this letter had come a few years earlier, Cao Yin would have been overjoyed, after all, this was a major event that his late father never forgot.Even now, Cao Yin can't make up his mind.

Cao Qi has been in Beijing for a year and a half, and he also comes here to pay respects to Cao Yin and his wife during festivals and festivals, and has met Cao Yong several times.He wasn't very close to Cao Yong, and Cao Yong didn't mean to be too accommodating to this clan brother. The friendship between the two was not much better than that of strangers.

When Cao Yin thought about this point, he hesitated.After all, he has already made Jiazi's people, and in the future, all the Cao family's contacts will be his sons, so he can't ignore his son's opinion.

Seeing her husband's preoccupation these past few days, Mrs. Li asked: "Master, are you worried about the emperor? Didn't Yong'er say that the emperor is Jin'an?"

Cao Yin sat down, hesitated for a moment, and said: "The Seventh Lord from Fengrun has sent a letter, mentioning Cao Qi's marriage. Cao Qi is now working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If he wants to stay in the capital, it is more appropriate to find a marriage in the capital."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li thought of Mrs. Wang who died of illness, sighed, and said: "The girls in the banner are more precious, and the ones like Mrs. Wang's are less docile. Poor, sister Ying is only eight years old, and she is just like a little adult. .”

Wang's body is weak, and she has been married to Cao Qi for many years, leaving only one daughter, whose baby name is Ying'er.

"The Seventh Lord means that there will be a big sacrifice in the Dragon Boat Festival next year, and he wants us to go back." Cao Yin sat down and said.

Li Shi is not good at talking about this important family matter, so he changed the subject and said, "Why is it the Dragon Boat Festival? Even if my nephew wants to get married now, it will be too hasty for the clan wife to enter the house in the past six months."

Mrs. Li has been married to the Cao family for many years, and she also knows the right and wrong between the Jiangning branch of the Cao family and the Fengrun family.

"Without a grandson, the elders are all impatient. Otherwise, Cao Qi would stop them, and they would have wanted to discuss marriage a long time ago, and they would come in after the Wang family's anniversary." Cao Yin said.

"My nephew is arrogant, master, don't make up your mind lightly. It's better to ask your nephew if there is anything suitable for him. It saves us from trying too hard. After all, this marriage is not a trifling matter. The mother-in-law has a heavy burden, so find someone It's inappropriate, and I will blame the master from my hometown in the future." Mrs. Li said after thinking about it.

Cao Yin nodded, knowing that his wife was right.

Cao Qi is currently working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and because of the relationship between the Cao family and the Sixteenth Brother, the Sixteenth Brother also takes good care of Cao Yong, the elder brother.It's a pity that Cao Qi's temperament is a bit square and he doesn't know how to adapt. He has no intention of reciprocating the closeness of the sixteenth elder brother, but becomes more respectful and alienated.

After coming and going again and again, Brother Sixteen also felt that it was boring, complained to Cao Yong twice, and stopped talking to him.After all, it is to take into account Cao Yong's face, not to care about it.If it were any other prince elder brother, seeing that he is so ignorant, he would have given him little shoes to wear.

Cao Yin heard that he wanted to call Cao Qi to teach him, but Cao Yong stopped him.

That's fine, everyone knows that the Cao family is not close to Fengrun's family, and for Cao Qi, it may not be a kind of protection.

Now, two generations of Cao Yin and Cao Yong have successively been close ministers of the emperor, accompanying the king like a tiger. They don't know what kind of wind and rain the Cao family will encounter in the future, so why bother to bring irrelevant people on board.

Thinking of the past, Cao Yin sighed, knowing that his son would not want to return to the clan.

Sure enough, Cao Yong came back from the Yamen and asked his father to think twice when he heard his father mentioning the matter.To put it bluntly, if the Cao family ransacked their house now, it would only be Cao Yin's house, and if there was more, it would be Dongfu, and Fengrun would definitely not be involved.

In this case, Cao Yong would not tell his father directly, so as to save the old man from worrying, he just pointed out this meaning.

For Cao Yong, the relatives of Fengrun's family are just like passers-by on the road.When he knew about the disputes between Cao's parents and elders in the past, Cao Yong despised the people from Fengrun.

Generations of people have not let go of their mouths and refused to allow the Jiangning branch to return to the clan. In the end, it should take advantage of it.Cao Qi's father was able to serve as an official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Cao Qi was able to serve as a bodyguard in his early years, all because of Cao Yin's strategy.

Fengrun sent many children of the family who were not educated or martial arts to Jiangning, and they all lived in Cao Yin's house.

Cao Yong really doesn't want to see that he is a good boy when he gets a cheap price.

Return to the clan when you are full.Several eldest sons of the same family were pressing on their heads, not only to find an uncle for themselves, but also to find a senior for their sons.According to patriarchal rules, the eldest son has the right to discipline the younger generation of the clan.If someone dared to disobey the eldest son, he would be punished according to the patriarchal law.

Not to mention, some clans have a lot of rules, even the bride-to-be and daughter's dowry. If you violate the rules, you will be judged by the eldest son, or fined, or accept other punishments.

Being an official and serving as a slave to the royal family is already depressing enough; if you want to find a living ancestor, how could Cao Yong be willing.

Seeing his son's reaction, Cao Yin was not angry as he expected, but his expression was a little sad.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was ashamed.

He can only be regarded as a half-Lagu, and he doesn't take these clan relatives seriously, but his father is a true Confucian student, and he maintains Confucian orthodoxy in his heart.Besides, there is also the will of the grandfather. The ancients had their own stubbornness about the way of filial piety.

"Father, why don't you buy some land for sacrifices to Fengrun, and add more money to the clan school. My grandfather knows that my father's purpose is to protect the Cao family, and he will be compassionate and relieved." Cao Yong added a little. Think, say.

Just spend some money to make my father happy.

Cao Yin nodded and said: "Jing'er is also reasonable, he is pedantic for his father. The Buddhist books these years have been read for nothing, and they are not as clear as you. The wind and rain in the capital will be borne by you and my father and son. That's enough, why bother to introduce Fengrun."

Knowing a son is like a father, he doesn't believe his son's words.

He knew that his son was a bit cold-tempered, and he seemed to get close to everyone casually, but in fact, not many people cared about it, so he didn't care about the people in Fengrun.

Cao Yong didn't care about Nian, but Cao Yin couldn't ignore Nian.

I can't write two "Cao" characters in one stroke. If there is peace, it will be a joy to return to the clan; in today's capital, the situation is changing, not to mention sharing wealth, fearing that if they are tied together, they will share adversity.

"Yong'er, even if you don't return to Fengrun, you have to remember that our Cao family is the Duke of Lu, so we can't discredit our ancestors." Cao Yin put on a serious face, looked at Cao Yong, and said sternly.

At the moment when "Lu Guogong" was mentioned, Cao Yin's eyes were full of undisguised pride, and his body couldn't help but straighten up.

Lu Guogong Cao Bin, a famous founder of the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the ancestors in the Cao family tree.

Cao Yong is not as passionate as his father. You must know that in the genealogy of the Cao family, there is someone more famous than Cao Bin, that is Chen Siwang Cao Zhi.

Who is Cao Zhi, the third son of Wei Wudi Cao Cao,

Perhaps it is the taboo of the emperor, the first generation in this family tree is not Cao Cao, but Chen Siwang.

For more than [-] years from the Three Kingdoms to the present, Cao Yong doubted the authenticity of that family tree.After all, there have been dynasties and various changes, even the paper on which the genealogy is written will not be kept for these years.

Cao Yong thought so in his heart, but he still responded respectfully on his face: "Father, don't worry, the son must respect his father's teachings and dare not do things that humiliate his family."

Cao Yin's eyes softened, he patted Cao Yong's shoulder and said: "Your father will be at ease when you act as a father, but I am just asking you."

When the weather was fine, Cao Yin would often go out for a stroll, but now that it was the twelfth lunar month, he didn't like to move much.

Cao Yong recalled what his mother said, that his father was very bored recently, and said: "Father, the fourth brother will soon come to Beijing, and the fifth brother will also have a family. Tianyou and Hang Seng have already entered school, married and established a career, and it is only a blink of an eye. Nephews like Tianhu and Tianyang say they grow up quickly. This country has national laws, and the family has family rules. Since it is a division of clans, on our side, please ask the father to list the family rules, which is also a constraint for the descendants So as not to have unworthy descendants and spoil the style of the family."

Cao Yin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said: "Family laws and family rules? Yes, there is no rule, there is no such thing as a circle, if I found out that Xiao San was involved in gambling early in the past, and disciplined him, I wouldn't... This gambling, the descendants of the Cao family must never touch... "Speaking of which, there is a bit of sentimentality.

The death of Cao Shuo was not only a pity for Cao Yin, but also made Cao Yong feel guilty.

He couldn't justify himself, if he hadn't neglected the responsibility of discipline and forced his parents to agree to divide the Dongfu early, there would be no tragedy later.

Cao Shuo's death, he has three parts of the responsibility.

Seeing that his son stopped talking, Cao Yin let out a "cough" and said: "This is related to the upbringing of the family descendants, so we can't be careless. I have the family rules of the Fengrun family in the early years, some of which are outdated, and some can be inherited. This, But the big deal..."

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Dongfu, go to the room.

Sitting on the kang, Mrs. Zhao Jia looked at Su Xin, the youngest daughter-in-law standing by, and said, "Don't stand there, sit down and let's have a good talk."

Su Xin sighed in her heart, agreed, and sat down next to the chair.It seems that what should come will come.It will be a year since she married into the Cao family, and her stomach hasn't moved yet.

On Zhaojia's side, in front of Jinghui and her, she has talked about "grandson" several times.

Although Dongfu has now added two grandchildren, Tianhu and Luoyang's Tianyang.But in Zhao Jia's eyes, Tianhu has never been seen.Tianyang is born of a concubine, and he has no kinship.

Only those born by Jinghui and Suxin are the grandchildren.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jia did not mention this matter.She first asked about the news from Suxin's natal family, what about her grandfather's current job, whether her uncle was promoted, whether her cousin entered an official school, etc.

Su Xin thought about it, but she didn't understand her mother-in-law's intention.

Mrs. Zhao Jia made a long detour before saying: "The fifth child will be seventeen in the next year. His elder brothers are already working as servants at this age. What orders did the in-laws and the in-laws have?"

When Su Xin heard this, she was only surprised.

The husband is a descendant of the Cao family, with relatives and cousins ​​guarding him and his uncle taking care of him, so where is it the Dong family's turn to speak?
"Grandfather asked Fifth Master about his homework, and even gave Fifth Master some good books." She bit the bullet and replied.

This year in Shuntianfu Township Examination, Cao Fu was on the list and became a juvenile candidate.If it weren't for the weird atmosphere in the capital at that time, Cao Yin would have wanted to celebrate his nephew.

Although there is no toad palace yet, it is Cao Yong's generation who has been promoted to No. 1 in the imperial examination.

Zhaojia frowned when he heard the words, and said: "I asked people to inquire about it. It's easy to get a person to take the exam, but it's hard to get a Jinshi. Some people can't pass the exam for decades, or the master Jinshi won't pass the exam." It will be so precious. If Lao Wu fails the exam next year, he will donate his official position, and if he can get a job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it would be great. There will be an old man in the family to look after him, so he can avoid suffering."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is full of oil and water, and the Zhaojia family is the most numerous.

It is said that Cao Yong worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs last year, and he never stopped eating from all over the house throughout the year.

After hearing this, Su Xin didn't say much, but knew in her heart that it was just her mother-in-law's wishful thinking.On the husband's side, although he is impatient with the sage's articles, he takes the exam seriously.I heard that Cao Xiang also returned to Beijing to take part in the general examination, and he also said that he wanted to compete with his elder brother and pass the examination first.

Cao Fu respected his uncle the most in his heart. Since he knew that it was his uncle's regret not to be promoted through the imperial examination, he did not reject stereotyped articles in the early years...

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Ask for a monthly ticket in the middle of the month. .

(End of this chapter)